Reddit has “soft-banned” Etsy links due to what the site says is a recent rise of spam posts by apparently overeager sellers who don’t follow Reddit’s rules when promoting their listings on its site. Reddit is an irreverent social-networking site Read more
Etsy has big plans to help sellers in the New Year, and managers laid out plans during a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday. CEO Chad Dickerson kicked off the event, reporting that Etsy members sold $1.35 billion in goods in Read more
Etsy will hold a Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday that will be broadcast online. Unlike the last meeting it had in October, there will be no sellers in attendance, but they will be able to watch a live video feed. Read more
Etsy has a large community of buyers and sellers who network online, and it also has a large grassroots presence in local communities. That’s thanks in part to Etsy teams a community feature where users can connect with other members. Shoppers can Read more
Can a seller link to his or her store or third-party website on an online marketplace? It depends on the marketplace, many of which are concerned about off-market transactions where merchants drive shoppers off-site to avoid paying commission fees. Marketplaces Read more
This week Etsy informed sellers of changing postal rates, and warned that the postage rate changes at the USPS and Canadian postal service would automatically be reflected on any postage purchased through Etsy Shipping Labels once the rate changes go into effect. Read more
Amazon and LL Bean tied for the top spot on ForeSee’s list of retail customer satisfaction during the holiday shopping season, and in its report, the company extolled Amazon’s ability to satisfy customers. Interestingly Amazon has 66% of customers coming Read more
Small merchants and individuals who sell online will most certainly come across an unpleasant reality sooner or later: the need to provide their taxpayer ID (a social security number or EIN) to any entity that processes payments on their behalf. Read more
Online marketplaces tend to keep a tight lid on specific metrics about sales and traffic, but thankfully data nerds can turn to comScore to get some perspective. In a post published earlier this month, the research firm took a look Read more
The appeal of the Etsy marketplace has been its position as a home for sellers of handmade and vintage items. To the layman, this presents an image of a crafter working on a piece of jewelry or a woven basket Read more
